oil
petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.
Other meanings
An oil painting.
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἔλαιον" (olive oil).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “oil” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.